Mexico: 41 killed as bus engulfed in flames after collision with truck (VIDEO)

Dozens of people were killed in southern Mexico after a passenger bus collided head-on with a truck, the government of Tabasco state said in a statement on Saturday.

Reuters news agency reported that 41 people were killed — 38 passengers, two bus drivers and the truck driver.

The passenger bus was traveling between Mexico's Caribbean coast resort city of Cancun and Tabasco when it collided with a cargo truck.

What is known about the crash?

The collision occurred near Escarcega in the southern state of Campeche, around 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) from the capital Mexico City.

The crash took place at around 2:45 a.m. local time (0845 GMT), according to bus operator Tours Acosta's post on Facebook.

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La madrugada de este sábado el choque frontal de un trailer contra un autobús de la línea #Acosta en la carretera #Villahermosa-#Escarcega antes del crucero a #Jonuta, dejó al menos 12 muertos y 9 sobrevivientes; cubría la ruta #Comalcalco-#Cancun pic.twitter.com/chXBlDNAVk

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The company said it "profoundly regrets what happened," adding that it was working with authorities to determine the cause of the accident. 

"We deeply regret the accident that occurred this morning," Javier May, the governor of Tabasco state, posted on X.

"We are coordinating with federal and Campeche authorities," he added.